Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review, Orlando Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, FL, 89568-89569 [2016-29639]
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Options currently is in compliance with
14 CFR 135.25(b) and (c) by leasing a B–
300 aircraft and maintains it on their
part 135 Operations Specifications and
utilizes it solely as a part 135 aircraft.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of
Noise Compatibility Program and
Request for Review, Orlando
Melbourne International Airport (MLB),
Melbourne, FL
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Noise Exposure Map Notice and
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the Noise Exposure
Maps (NEM’s) submitted by the
Melbourne Airport Authority
(Authority, Melbourne, FL) for the
Orlando Melbourne International
Airport (MLB), Melbourne, FL under the
provisions of 40 U.S.C. 47501 et seq.
(Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement
Act) and 14 CFR 150 are in compliance
with applicable requirements. The FAA
also announces that it is reviewing a
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proposed Noise Compatibility Program
(NCP) that was submitted for the
Orlando Melbourne International
Airport under Part 150 in conjunction
with the Noise Exposure Maps, and that
this program will be approved or
disapproved on or before May 30, 2017.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of the FAA’s determination on the Noise
Exposure Maps and of the start of its
review of the associated Noise
Compatibility Program is December 1,
2016. The public comment period ends
on January 30, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Allan Nagy at the Federal Aviation
Administration, Orlando Airports
District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National
Drive, Orlando, FL, 32882, Telephone
407–813–6331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice announces that the FAA finds
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted
for Orlando Melbourne International
Airport are in compliance with
applicable requirements of Title 14
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part
150, effective December 1, 2016.
Furthermore, FAA is reviewing a
proposed Noise Compatibility Program
for MLB which will be approved or
disapproved on or before May 30, 2017.
This notice also announces the
availability of this Noise Compatibility
Program for public review and
comment.
Under 49 U.S.C., Section 47503,
Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement
Act (the Act), an airport operator may
submit to the FAA Noise Exposure
Maps which meet applicable regulations
and which depict non-compatible land
uses as of the date of submission of such
maps, a description of projected aircraft
operations, and the ways in which such
operations will affect such maps. The
Act requires such maps to be developed
in consultation with interested parties
in the local community, government
agencies, and persons using the airport.
An airport operator who has
submitted Noise Exposure Maps that are
found by FAA to be in compliance with
the requirements of Part 150,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may
submit a Noise Compatibility Program
for FAA approval which sets forth the
measures the operator has taken or
proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the
introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The Melbourne Airport Authority
submitted to the FAA on September 9,
2016 Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions
and other documentation that were
produced during the Orlando
Melbourne International Airport Part
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150 Study conducted between March 1,
2013 and September 9, 2016. It was
requested that the FAA review this
material as the Noise Exposure Maps, as
described in Section 47503 of the Act,
and that the noise mitigation measures,
to be implemented jointly by the airport
and surrounding communities, be
approved as a Noise Compatibility
Program under Section 47504 of the Act.
The FAA has completed its review of
the Noise Exposure Maps and
accompanying documentation
submitted by the Melbourne Airport
Authority. The documentation that
constitutes the ‘‘Noise Exposure Maps’’
as defined in CFR Part 150 Section
150.7 includes: Chapter 2.0 Airport
Facilities and Local Airspace, Chapter
5.0 Noise Modeling, Chapter 6.0 Airport
Operational Data, Chapter 7.0 Noise
Exposure, Chapter 8.0 Noise Exposure
Maps Certification, Figure 6–1 Modeled
Flight Tracks—East Flow, Figure 6–2
Modeled Flight Tracks—West Flow,
Figure 6–3 Modeled Flight Tracks—
Touch and Go and Helicopter, Figure 7–
1 2016 Noise Exposure Map, Figure 7–
2 Future Land Use, Figure 7–3 2021
Noise Exposure Map, Table 6–1 2016
Annual Operations, Table 6–2 2016
Annual-Average Day Fleet Mix
(Itinerant Operations), Table 6–3 2016
Annual-Average Day Fleet Mix (Local
Operations), Table 6–4 2021 Annual
Operations, Table 6–5 2021 AnnualAverage Day Fleet Mix (Itinerant
Operations), Table 6–6 2021 AnnualAverage Day Fleet Mix (Local
Operations), Table 6–7 2016 and 2021
Stage Length Percentages, Table 6–8
2016 and 2021 Runway Use
Percentages, Table 6–9 2016 and 2021
Departure Flight Track Use Percentages,
Table 6–10 2016 and 2021 Arrival Flight
Track Use Percentages, Table 6–11 2016
and 2021 Local and Helicopter Flight
Track Use Percentages, Table 7–1 Land
Use Acreage within Existing (2016) DNL
Contours, Table 7–3 2021 DNL Contour
Land Use Impacts. The FAA has
determined that these noise exposure
maps and accompanying documentation
are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is
effective on December 1, 2016.
The FAA’s determination on an
airport operator’s noise exposure maps
is limited to a finding that the maps
were developed in accordance with the
procedures contained in Appendix A of
CFR Part 150. Such determination does
not constitute approval of the airport
operator’s data, information or plans, or
a commitment to approve a Noise
Compatibility Program or to fund
implementation of that Program. If
questions arise concerning the precise
relationship of specific properties to
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noise exposure contours depicted on a
Noise Exposure Map submitted under
Section 47503 of the Act, it should be
noted that the FAA is not involved in
any way in determining the relative
locations of specific properties with
regard to the depicted noise exposure
contours, or in interpreting the Noise
Exposure Maps to resolve questions
concerning, for example, which
properties should be covered by the
provisions of Section 47506 of the Act.
These functions are inseparable from
the ultimate land use control and
planning responsibilities of local
government. These local responsibilities
are not changed in any way under Part
150 or through FAA’s review of Noise
Exposure Maps. Therefore, the
responsibility for the detailed
overlaying of noise exposure contours
onto the maps depicting properties on
the surface rests exclusively with the
airport operator that submitted those
maps, or those public agencies and
planning agencies with which
consultation is required under Section
47503 of the Act. The FAA has relied on
the certification by the airport operator,
under Section 150.21 of Part 150, that
the statutorily required consultation has
been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the
Noise Compatibility Program for
Orlando Melbourne International
Airport, also effective on December 1,
2016. Preliminary review of the
submitted material indicates that it
conforms to the requirements for the
submittal of Noise Compatibility
Programs, but that further review will be
necessary prior to approval or
disapproval of the program. The formal
review period, limited by law to a
maximum of 180 days, will be
completed on or before May 30, 2017.
The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be
conducted under the provisions of Part
150, Section 150.33. The primary
considerations in the evaluation process
are whether the proposed measures may
reduce the level of aviation safety,
create an undue burden on interstate or
foreign commerce, or be reasonably
consistent with obtaining the goal of
reducing existing non-compatible land
uses and preventing the introduction of
additional non-compatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to
comment on the proposed program with
specific reference to these factors. All
comments, other than those properly
addressed to local land use authorities,
will be considered by the FAA to the
extent practicable.
Copies of the full Noise Exposure Map
documentation and the proposed Noise
Compatibility Program are available for
examination at the following locations:
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Federal Aviation Administration, 5950
Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400,
Orlando, FL 32882
Orlando Melbourne International
Airport, One Air Terminal Parkway,
Suite 220, Melbourne, FL 32901
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Issued in Orlando, Florida, on December 1,
2016.
Bart Vernace,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office,
Orlando, FL.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review, Orlando Melbourne International Airport (MLB),
Melbourne, FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Noise Exposure Map Notice and Receipt of Noise Compatibility
Program and Request for Review.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the Noise Exposure Maps (NEM's) submitted by the
Melbourne Airport Authority (Authority, Melbourne, FL) for the Orlando
Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, FL under the
provisions of 40 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act) and 14 CFR 150 are in compliance with applicable
requirements. The FAA also announces that it is reviewing a proposed
Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) that was submitted for the Orlando
Melbourne International Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the
Noise Exposure Maps, and that this program will be approved or
disapproved on or before May 30, 2017.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on
the Noise Exposure Maps and of the start of its review of the
associated Noise Compatibility Program is December 1, 2016. The public
comment period ends on January 30, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Allan Nagy at the Federal Aviation
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine
National Drive, Orlando, FL, 32882, Telephone 407-813-6331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice announces that the FAA finds
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for Orlando Melbourne
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150, effective December
1, 2016. Furthermore, FAA is reviewing a proposed Noise Compatibility
Program for MLB which will be approved or disapproved on or before May
30, 2017. This notice also announces the availability of this Noise
Compatibility Program for public review and comment.
Under 49 U.S.C., Section 47503, Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement
Act (the Act), an airport operator may submit to the FAA Noise Exposure
Maps which meet applicable regulations and which depict non-compatible
land uses as of the date of submission of such maps, a description of
projected aircraft operations, and the ways in which such operations
will affect such maps. The Act requires such maps to be developed in
consultation with interested parties in the local community, government
agencies, and persons using the airport.
An airport operator who has submitted Noise Exposure Maps that are
found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Part 150,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may submit a Noise Compatibility
Program for FAA approval which sets forth the measures the operator has
taken or proposes to take to reduce existing non-compatible uses and
prevent the introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
The Melbourne Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on September
9, 2016 Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions and other documentation that
were produced during the Orlando Melbourne International Airport Part
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150 Study conducted between March 1, 2013 and September 9, 2016. It was
requested that the FAA review this material as the Noise Exposure Maps,
as described in Section 47503 of the Act, and that the noise mitigation
measures, to be implemented jointly by the airport and surrounding
communities, be approved as a Noise Compatibility Program under Section
47504 of the Act.
The FAA has completed its review of the Noise Exposure Maps and
accompanying documentation submitted by the Melbourne Airport
Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure
Maps'' as defined in CFR Part 150 Section 150.7 includes: Chapter 2.0
Airport Facilities and Local Airspace, Chapter 5.0 Noise Modeling,
Chapter 6.0 Airport Operational Data, Chapter 7.0 Noise Exposure,
Chapter 8.0 Noise Exposure Maps Certification, Figure 6-1 Modeled
Flight Tracks--East Flow, Figure 6-2 Modeled Flight Tracks--West Flow,
Figure 6-3 Modeled Flight Tracks--Touch and Go and Helicopter, Figure
7-1 2016 Noise Exposure Map, Figure 7-2 Future Land Use, Figure 7-3
2021 Noise Exposure Map, Table 6-1 2016 Annual Operations, Table 6-2
2016 Annual-Average Day Fleet Mix (Itinerant Operations), Table 6-3
2016 Annual-Average Day Fleet Mix (Local Operations), Table 6-4 2021
Annual Operations, Table 6-5 2021 Annual-Average Day Fleet Mix
(Itinerant Operations), Table 6-6 2021 Annual-Average Day Fleet Mix
(Local Operations), Table 6-7 2016 and 2021 Stage Length Percentages,
Table 6-8 2016 and 2021 Runway Use Percentages, Table 6-9 2016 and 2021
Departure Flight Track Use Percentages, Table 6-10 2016 and 2021
Arrival Flight Track Use Percentages, Table 6-11 2016 and 2021 Local
and Helicopter Flight Track Use Percentages, Table 7-1 Land Use Acreage
within Existing (2016) DNL Contours, Table 7-3 2021 DNL Contour Land
Use Impacts. The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is effective on December 1, 2016.
The FAA's determination on an airport operator's noise exposure
maps is limited to a finding that the maps were developed in accordance
with the procedures contained in Appendix A of CFR Part 150. Such
determination does not constitute approval of the airport operator's
data, information or plans, or a commitment to approve a Noise
Compatibility Program or to fund implementation of that Program. If
questions arise concerning the precise relationship of specific
properties to noise exposure contours depicted on a Noise Exposure Map
submitted under Section 47503 of the Act, it should be noted that the
FAA is not involved in any way in determining the relative locations of
specific properties with regard to the depicted noise exposure
contours, or in interpreting the Noise Exposure Maps to resolve
questions concerning, for example, which properties should be covered
by the provisions of Section 47506 of the Act. These functions are
inseparable from the ultimate land use control and planning
responsibilities of local government. These local responsibilities are
not changed in any way under Part 150 or through FAA's review of Noise
Exposure Maps. Therefore, the responsibility for the detailed
overlaying of noise exposure contours onto the maps depicting
properties on the surface rests exclusively with the airport operator
that submitted those maps, or those public agencies and planning
agencies with which consultation is required under Section 47503 of the
Act. The FAA has relied on the certification by the airport operator,
under Section 150.21 of Part 150, that the statutorily required
consultation has been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the Noise Compatibility Program for
Orlando Melbourne International Airport, also effective on December 1,
2016. Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it
conforms to the requirements for the submittal of Noise Compatibility
Programs, but that further review will be necessary prior to approval
or disapproval of the program. The formal review period, limited by law
to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before May 30, 2017.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of Part 150, Section 150.33. The primary considerations in
the evaluation process are whether the proposed measures may reduce the
level of aviation safety, create an undue burden on interstate or
foreign commerce, or be reasonably consistent with obtaining the goal
of reducing existing non-compatible land uses and preventing the
introduction of additional non-compatible land uses. Interested persons
are invited to comment on the proposed program with specific reference
to these factors. All comments, other than those properly addressed to
local land use authorities, will be considered by the FAA to the extent
practicable.
Copies of the full Noise Exposure Map documentation and the
proposed Noise Compatibility Program are available for examination at
the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite
400, Orlando, FL 32882
Orlando Melbourne International Airport, One Air Terminal Parkway,
Suite 220, Melbourne, FL 32901
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Orlando, Florida, on December 1, 2016.
Bart Vernace,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office, Orlando, FL.
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